The Washington State Arts Commission is accepting applications for its 2025 Emerging Organizations Grant Program.
Donor Name: Washington State Arts Commission
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
In partnership with Shunpike, ArtsWA is offering support to emerging arts organizations in the form of grants that support day-to-day operating costs. Groups wishing to start new organizations, strengthen organizations created within the last four years (2019 – 2023) and whose programming is open to the public are eligible to apply.
- Funding provided by ArtsWA and National Endowment for the Arts
- Fiscal Sponsorship and administrative support provided by Shunpike
Of special interest are new organizations that focus on the work of communities not fully or authentically represented in their region. They encourage new organizations that focus on communities impacted by historic and structural inequity to apply.
Funding Information
Applicants can request between $2,000-$5,000 for general operating expenses.
Grant Period
July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.
Eligibility Requirements
Applying organizations must be one of the following:
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
- Group fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- Unincorporated groups may apply if they gain fiscal sponsorship with a 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit by July 1, 2024. Unincorporated applicants must be a group of 3 or more people with roles and assigned duties (such as Executive Director, Programs Director, Administrator, etc.)
Applicants must:
- Have a mission that primarily includes art.
- Have publicly accessible programming.
- Have produced at least one project or program.
- Have four or less years of programming history.
- Be based in Washington State.
- Have an annual operating budget under $350,000.
Who is not eligible?
- Individuals
- For-profit organizations
- Full list of what ArtsWA can and cannot fund as a state agency.
For more information, visit ArtsWA.
